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Nettik
08-14-2008, 06:29 PM
I didn't have a back up and it was an accident. I have Ultimate Boot CD in right now and trying to use MBRTool to recover my now blank MBR, but I am unable to do anything at this point. A lot of programs do not recognize the drive.

I have searched online and have not found any useful information.
arigr
08-14-2008, 06:39 PM
never tried this but... maybe...http://www.diskinternals.com/partition-recovery/
Synthohol
08-14-2008, 07:02 PM
xp has a /fixmbr switch in dos
Farabomb
08-14-2008, 08:39 PM
If XP had DOS. :D
Nettik
08-14-2008, 09:07 PM
I tried the fixmbr and its a no go. I was having problems with it before with bad sectors and I am going to send it in.
Synthohol
08-14-2008, 10:18 PM
sorry to hear, did you un/repartition it or format it by mistake?
Nettik
08-18-2008, 03:05 PM
I tried installing XP/VISTA/LINUX like 8 or 9 times before I tried wiping everything. But, I selected wipe MBR too without backing it up. I tried everything to get a program to replace the MBR, but I think the drive was already messed up and it would do nothing but recognize it.

Each install stoped like half way through...

Somehow, I will blame this on Vista ;)
DCMan
08-18-2008, 03:06 PM
:Laugh:
Synthohol
08-18-2008, 06:25 PM
oooh, hang on, there is the trick from KODE or SPTW to put the drive in "OOTB" condition.
ill look.
Synthohol
08-18-2008, 06:28 PM
It's not necessary to do that.Anyway it takes a long time to fill the entire disk with zeros.
Unfortunately, maxtor'tools sucks for this.Here is another way to do that.I use to use this little command line.It uses assembler language and is so easy.Do that:

- Make a startup(pay attention, startup diskette, not boot diskette) diskette using win98 or Win 98SE(prefer this last).
- Boot with this diskette.As soon as you get the a:>, type debug and hit enter.
- Type exactly in this way on the blink cursor:
F200 L200 0 (enter)
a100 (enter)
mov ax,301 (enter)
mov bx,200 (enter)
mov cx,1 (enter)
mov dx,80 (enter)
int 13 (enter)
int 3 (enter)
(enter again)
g=100
q
- You're done.Now you have a new disk.Do what you want now.

from http://liquidninjas.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=2048
Nettik
08-19-2008, 06:09 PM
I think I will have to do that next time.